Polyglot Dictionary

erizo

/eˈɾiso/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
erizos

Meaning

  1. hedgehog

    • Un erizo cruzó el camino.

      A hedgehog crossed the path.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

puercoespín

Worth distinguishing: a hedgehog (erizo) and a porcupine (puercoespín) are similar spiny animals often confused.

Similar in other languages

French

hérisson

hérisson is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hedgehog."

Portuguese

ouriço

ouriço is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hedgehog."

Practice

1 What does erizo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un ___ cruzó el camino.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erizo?

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